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Enlarge ImageRequest to buy this photoDispatch File PhotoE-cigarettes look similar to cigarettes, but when the user inhales, the device heats up nicotine-infused liquid inside, releasing a vapor that is inhaled and then exhaled.

The Upper Arlington City Council has delayed a final vote on legislation that would put age
restrictions on the purchase of e-cigarettes in the city.

Assistant City Attorney Thad Boggs said the council chose to wait because legislation mandating
a statewide ban is gaining traction.

Already approved by the Ohio House of Representatives, House Bill 144, which would prohibit
minors from buying e-cigarettes, was passed on Feb. 12 by the Ohio Senate. The legislation was sent
back to the House so members can consider amendments made in the Senate.

Upper Arlington’s proposal would establish the same restrictions against the sale and possession
of e-cigarettes and liquid nicotine to people younger than 18 as those on the books for traditional
cigarettes and tobacco products. A final vote is now slated for Monday.